Naypyidaw. Myanmar welcomed on Wednesday its biggest gathering of world leaders since shedding junta rule but concerns over the pace of democratic reforms are expected to surface at the two-day event featuring US President Barack Obama. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and East Asia summits, held in the purpose-built capital of...

US told UNSC there needs to be greater international pressure on Russia to abide by a ceasefire in Ukraine. The United States told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday there needs to be greater international pressure on Russia to abide by a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Russia denied it was a threat to its neighbour. The 15-member council...

Russia says it is sharply extending the range of its bomber flights from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, a new show of military force even as Moscow continues to spar with the West over its intervention in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the … …read more Source: The Chosun...

The U.N. Security Council met for the 26th time in emergency session on Ukraine as the U.N. warned of a possible return to “full-scale fighting” in the rebel-held east. Wednesday’s meeting came hours after NATO’s top commander said new columns of Russian troops and tanks have rolled into eastern Ukraine,… …read more...

KIEV: Dutch forensic experts recovered further human remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, but said they could not yet start salvaging the wreckage. “A small team has recovered body parts at the site after pieces of the wreckage were lifted with a crane,” the Dutch defence ministry said in a statement....

Russia’s long-range bombers will conduct regular patrol missions from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine. A statement from Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu came as NATO’s chief commander accused Moscow of sending new...

The UNSC is holding its 26th emergency session on Ukraine amid worries about a renewal of full-scale conflict. The UN Security Council is holding its 26th emergency session on Ukraine amid worries about a renewal of full-scale conflict in the rebel-held east. Wednesday’s meeting comes hours after NATO’s top commander said new columns...

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – A senior UN official warned Wednesday that open warfare may erupt once more in eastern Ukraine, following reports of Russian tanks and troops crossing the border. …read more Source: Bangkok...

“We are deeply concerned by the possibility of a return to full-scale fighting,” Assistant Secretary-General Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. …read more Source: Channel...

The site of the crash in Ukraine. (Source: AP) Dutch forensic experts recovered further human remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine today, but said they could not yet start salvaging the wreckage. “A small team has recovered body parts at the site after pieces of the wreckage were lifted with a crane,” the Dutch...